Trump creates a "Super Intelligence Force" led by intelligence chief Jay Clayton
What the task force is charged with, and the open questions about its authority.
President Trump announced a White House AI task force, the "Super Intelligence Force," led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, with 120 days to report on the government's role in AI's risks and opportunities. According to the Wall Street Journal, its charter says it will plan responses to AI-enabled threats "while preventing overregulation and regulatory capture that would stifle innovation and competition." The Journal reports its members include Vice President Vance, Defense Secretary Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Bessent. The White House's review process for frontier models, created in July, remains voluntary.
Across the spectrum 2
Democrat
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the administration has "resisted meaningful safeguards without offering a serious alternative": "We still do not know what authority this new role will have, whether it will include developing safety standards or reviewing the most advanced models."
The National News Desk (via ABC News 4) ↗Republican
President Trump: "The Super Intelligence Force is tasked with coordinating the effort of the Federal Government to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence... and will protect the interests, and improve the lives, of all Americans."
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